Special Support Assistant NEW Highfurlong School Posted yesterday Blackpool and Fylde £26,403 E[...]

Blackpool; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Lancashire is seeking a Special Support Assistant to join their team. The role involves supporting the teaching and learning of SEN pupils, working alongside teachers to tackle barriers to learning caused by disabilities. Ideal candidates will be team players with excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, and a commitment to children’s welfare. This permanent position offers an opportunity to be part of a supportive school community with ongoing professional development.

Benefits

Opportunity for professional development

Supportive school community

Qualifications

• Ability to support teaching and learning for SEN pupils.
• Hardworking team player with the ability to build positive relationships.
• Excellent role model with a positive attitude and work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Support the ethos, vision, and values of the school.
• Provide learning support to pupils overcoming barriers to learning.
• Work as part of a professional intimate personal care team.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Positive outlook

High expectations of children's achievements

Job description

Contract - Permanent

Salary- NJC Grade D £26,403 - £28,142 pro rata

Hours- 32.5 Hours per week, term time plus 1.6 weeks

Special Support Assistant

Closing date: Friday 30th January at 12 noon

Required from: ASAP following successful interview

Due to increased numbers and a new building in 2024, we are seeking to appoint Special Support Assistant’s to work as part of the professional intimate personal care team across the full age range of children in school (2-19 years, male and female). To work with teachers as part of a professional team to support teaching and learning for SEN pupils. Providing learning support to pupils who need particular help to overcome barriers to learning, such as those with moderate, severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and/or behavioural, social, communication, sensory or physical disabilities.

The successful candidate will:

• support the ethos, vision and values of our happy school
• be a hardworking team player with the ability to communicate well and build positive relationships
• have high expectations of children's achievements and progress
• have a positive outlook and be keen to contribute to the success of our school
• be an excellent role model to children and peers alike, modelling best practice and a positive attitude and work ethic at all times

We can offer:

• an opportunity to join our amazing award winning dedicated and friendly team
• a warm and welcome school community
• a strong commitment to continuing professional development with regular training opportunities and mandatory training such as safeguarding.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. As a part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the school and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview. We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Application forms can be downloaded HERE and are returnable directly to the school.

All necessary safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2025 – KCSIE 2025. This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. No applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

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